Turbo: Update On A Sick Kitty

Turbo (Story One) (Story Two) came back today. Turbo had been doing wonderfully, but less than a week after ending his antibiotic therapy he began to complain when he urinated. His owners described his response as if he had a burning sensation. As I reported earlier about Turbo, he had a terrible E. coli bacterial infection during his life-threatening bout.

Microscopic and chemical urinalysis performed today showed that he has two shapes of bacteria: round and rod-shaped. These are broadly classified as cocci and bacilli, respectively. Bacilli, which includes E. coli, typically are the more serious kinds of infections to get, whether in the urinary tract or elsewhere.

We have also submitted urine to a laboratory for culture and sensitivity so that the lab can identify the bacteria and tell us what antibiotics will work best to kill them. Symptomatically we have begun antibiotic therapy to give him a head start while waiting for the culture results.

About Doctor Randolph

Dr. James W. Randolph is a small animal veterinarian in Long Beach, MS.

A 1980 graduate of Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine his special interests are Dermatology and Internal Medicine at Animal General Hospital in Long Beach, MS. Other interests: he enjoys weekly teaching a Sunday School Class at a nearby nursing home and at church, singing in the choir in his Methodist church, furniture making and other woodworking and bass fishing.

He is married to the talented artist Brenda Randolph, and they enjoy visiting their children and grandchildren whenever possible. They are allowed to share their home with a sweet poodle, Willie and their precious cat, Maxx and kitten, Frida Kahlo.
They continue to cherish the memory of pets gone on: Sam and Blossum, Sally, Peyton, Pearl and Martha.